Qualcomm Patents a Way for Phones to Switch Between Cell Towers and Satellites Automatically
Your phone doesn't know if it's talking to a cell tower or a satellite orbiting hundreds of miles overhead, and that confusion…
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Tesla Patents a Soda Ash HVAC Filter That Stops Bacteria Growing in Your Car
Tesla wants to stop bacteria and mold from taking root in your car's air filter by coating it with soda ash, a…
AMD Patents a System That Splits AI Work Across Different Chips on the Fly
Most computers have a CPU, a GPU, and other chips sitting side by side, but AI workloads usually get routed to just…
Adobe Patents an AI That Builds Images From Multiple Reference Photos at Once
Adobe has patented an AI system that can juggle several reference images at once, each playing a different role, and combine them…
Amazon Patents a System That Stops AI Chatbots From Spreading Harmful Content
Every AI chatbot has a bias problem baked into the people who talk to it. Amazon's new patent describes a way to…
Apple Patents a True Optical Zoom Lens That Fits Inside a Thin Phone
Getting a real optical zoom into a phone camera is hard because zoom lenses need room to move. Apple is patenting a…
New Disney Patent Warns Guests About Rides They May Hate
Disney has filed a patent for a system that checks what you love and hate, then warns you in real time if…
Google Patents Earbuds That Use Ear-Canal Sound to Track Chewing, Sleep, and Jaw Grinding
Your earbuds already play music into your ear canal. Google wants to bounce sound off the canal walls too, and use the…
IBM Patents AI Headphones That Reprocess Garbled Navigation Announcements
Anyone who has ever strained to hear a muffled subway announcement or a garbled airport gate change knows the sinking feeling of…
Intel Patents a Way to Blend AI-Generated Video Into Live Camera Footage in Real Time
Intel has filed a patent describing a way to weave AI-generated visuals directly into a live camera feed, frame by frame, on…
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